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IPSE: Vital Small Business Commissioner post is filled quickly to maintain momentum against the “scourge of late payment”
IPSE's response to the announcement that Small Business Commissioner Paul Uppal has resigned.
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- 21 Oct 2019
National Work-Life Week: 21 per cent of freelancers spent their summer holiday chasing late payment
For National Work-Life Week, IPSE is calling on government to clamp down on late payment, to allow the UK’s 4.9-million self-employed workforce to enjoy a better work-life balance.
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- 10 Oct 2019
Late payment ‘endemic’ in British industry, IPSE warns
IPSE has responded to 18 businesses being penalised for late payment, warning it shows the practice is ‘endemic’ in British industry.
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- 17 Jul 2019
Women turning to self-employment for better pay and working conditions
The number of women turning to self-employment has risen by 57 per cent since 2008, a new report by IPSE (the Association of Independent Professionals and the Self-Employed) has found.
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- 8 Mar 2019
IPSE backs BEIS call for Small Business Commissioner to fine late payers
IPSE welcomes the Business, Energy and Industrial Select Committee’s (BEIS) call to allow the Small Business Commissioner to fine companies who pay freelancers late.
IPSE: late payment is “scourge of self-employed” across the UK
IPSE has warned that late payments and unpaid work are a serious problem for freelancers and the self-employed across the UK.
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- 18 Feb 2019
IPSE: Training key to helping self-employed women out of low-pay cycle
IPSE contributes to APPG Women in Work report calling for more training opportunities for self-employed women.
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- 28 Jan 2019
‘YOLO’ workers: self-employed happy in present but not prepared for the future, report finds
A new report by IPSE and Sherpa shows that while the self-employed are financially secure and happy in the present, they are concerned about the future.